STATE v. CRUZ

No. 35906-1.

959 P.2d 670 (1998)

91 Wash.App. 389

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Sabas Espenoza CRUZ, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

June 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Nielsen, Eric Broman, Nielsen, Broman & Assoc. Pllc., Nancy Talner, Seattle, for Appellant.

Seth Fine, Snohomish County Pros. Office, Everett, for Respondent.


AGID, Acting Chief Judge.

Sabas Cruz appeals from his sentence of life without the possibility of parole under the Persistent Offender Accountability Act (POAA), contending that the act was invalidly enacted and is unconstitutional because it violates the doctrine of separation of powers and the guarantee of a republican form of government. He also argues the act violates due process because it does not require the court...

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